Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-11
rI,OM WASHINGTON.
srecigl Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZ aal
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. II, 1881.

With Attorney General Ayers, OF IHs'",
and Commonwealth Attorney oco'e, VI
Fauouier, before Judge Boad, In lsich mon !,t
IN Saturday, but who was orderea 10 la'i WI
hem for contempt all the same aii ts;
here this morning from LeesDurg, 10 ooeui
euce to summons from .: - ~ ,l;,
Scott who will take him TO Richmond TINS
oranino and iucarcerate him with the par
,;es ahova named until their case shall ne
az oo,ed nnon by the L. S. Supreme Court. In
th oo court this morning Col. w. W. Gordon
ard Mr. c. Y. Meredith, of Richmond, ap,
neered az counsel for Attorney General
AYERS and Commonwealth's Attorneys
Scott end McCabe, and made motion lot
writ Of hebeas corpus, upon the ground OF
want of Jurisdiction on the part OF Juoge
Bond who had fined and imprisoned their Gil
ents for contempt in persisting in efforts ZOE SET
at naught the mandates OF the U. 5. supreme
Court recurring Virginia to accept her cou-
rons in payment of taxes. Chlef JUSTICE
Waite told them to file their motion, ana
thar the court would return its answer TO-
morrow. n..,,
democrat to the GAZETTE's correspondent
today. referring to the so.called incarcera-
lion of ATTORNEY General Ayers and Major
John Scot. in the jail 1T Richmond Tor DISC
Incidence 70 the DEGREES and orders OF the U.
s. courts in the coupon cases. Wny, toe
confinement is merely nominal. lts put
name, and was anticipated and desired Dy
both gentlemen. Tho State, OF Virginia, or
rather, her taxpayers, you know, pay ali
the board bills, lawyers fees and other e1-
penses connected with the shedding CT the
precious blood Of these glorious martyrs,
As to the actual discomfort Of this so calico
self elected confinement OF theirs, there
is nothing in it. Mr.. Ayers was
on, all day Monday preparing the papers in
his case. Wines and dinners are sent from
the Exchange Hotei bouquets, refreshing
lunches, luscious fruits ETC., are thrust up
on the .'martyrs,n while an unthinking, uu
informed public ere foolishly COMMUNICATING
the unhappy lot OF the poor prisoners who
are suffering for their States sake. Tine
truth isl said he, ''itiapoor old Virginia who
is suffering. and not The attorneys OF THIS
Inter Gav reconstructed Ridd!eDerger. debt
bill denocracy ct all. The attorneys are
dancing to tie iascYious strains OF delight
ful music. while the taxpayers are paying
the expenses Of the iidling through which
it comes"
The Virginia colored democratic conven-
ton that wns called to meet in Chariottes.
Vile TO morrow has been postponed for
week, az it was thought the notice OF 1t had
not reached all the counties IN the Stale
Colored msn from the State say the con-
vention will have no more attendants next
week than it would have had il 1T had been
held tomorrow that it will have few at
tendants whenever held, and would be just
as efl5ctve il never held.
The committee appointed by the Virginia
democratic association of this city TO collect
| ha1 avt 20 ~
campaign fund in Virginia, report few and
small contributions The merchants, even
who DO q large trade with Virginia people,
saying, when called upon, that they ere not
go well pleased with the democratic admin
istration as to induce them 10 do anything
that will look like endorsing 1t.
Rear Admiral Kimberly, in command OF
the Pacific station. under date Of Hono'u,n a.,
September %, Informs the Navy Depart.
ment that the Hawaiian Legislature Viii
meet en- the Ord Of November Prince Ed
ward Abel Keliiahonui, aged Is years, died
| at the Kings palace on the 2lst Of Septem-
Der. He had Just returned from California,
where he had been prosecuting his studies.
The condition of political Affairs IL I'M
changed.
An Ohio democrat here to day says thai,
Governor Foraker's course on The battle
flags and the Presidential snub might posi-
bly, defeat him next mouth were it not for
the knights of labor, vino, though heretofore
democrats, will now vote against the demo
cratic party almost TO Il man.
Elk. Congressman Barbour, of Virgin in,
4 who was here this morning, says the report
ed interview with him on the subject OF
Judge Bonds recent action at Richmond, as
published in the New York World otto day,
is entirely incorrect
Col. Mostly has obtained q position in the
engineering corps of tho Central Pacific
Railroad, in California, for son of Capt.
Fountain Beatty, of Fairfax county, Va
Surgeon General Hamilton has received
the following telegram from DR.. Wall, Presl-
dent of the Board of Health of Tampa, Fla,
in response to telegram inquiring as 10 the
Precise nature Of the disease prevailing in
that CITY ut is unqusstionably yellow
fever though popular sentiment OF those re-
naming here is against me. Albumen w
the urine, with the Characteristic icleiic hue.
One death yesterday (10th). II is all over
the place, and the city authorities are doing
nothing"
Mr.. Frank Hume has had beautiful view
Of Washington from the site he has offered
for the Catholic University taken by pho
togrspher, and will exhibit it to thecommit
tel who has the selection OF q site lor tudG
institution. In reference to the reported
democratic detection in Alexandria county,
Mr. Hume says it amounts to nothing.
Mr. Goode, who, as stated in this CORES.
pondence yesterday, hes recently returned
from democratic campaigning tour in Vir-
ginia, says the democratic prospects are con-
siderably better than they were. He says
the fact that republican success means re-
turn of Malone rule is dispelling great
deal of the.iukewarmness there, and will be
q strong means of gaining the democrats
victory
Col. Frank Armstrong; AN ex-Confederate,
has been sent by Secretary Lamar to inves
tigate tie Crow Indian difficulty bsfore any
thing further shall be done in that matter.
The carriage which was made by the
United States Government especially for
the use of LAFAYETTE during his visit to this